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by ssgodderidge 906 days ago
Scratch.mit.edu is a highly-recommended place to start [1] https://scratch.mit.edu/

> Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations. Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization. [2]

1: https://scratch.mit.edu/ 2: https://scratch.mit.edu/about
1 comments
golanggeek 906 days ago
Nice. Let me try that. I see this is more on the concepts, which is definitely something interesting for them.

Any platform suggestions also for python programming for kids..

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solardev 906 days ago
It's not just about the concepts, there's a visual coder built in. It's real programming, just with a GUI.

Isn't that more important than a particular language anyway? Probably by the time they grow up, some other language will be in vogue anyway. The language doesn't matter as much as generating excitement and engagement, I'd argue?

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ssgodderidge 906 days ago
+1 for this.

I’d recommend the GUI aspect to keep the kids interested. It’s a way to see the impact of code immediately. It gives the kid a “problem” to solve and lets them see their solution. It removes the need for versioning, tooling, deploying, etc that can bog down new devs. Can’t really get any better than that, i’d argue

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